lâm trận

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 臨陣.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləm˧˧ t͡ɕən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləm˧˧ ʈəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləm˧˧ ʈəŋ˨˩˨]

    Verb

    lâm trận

    1. to be just about to enter a battle
    2. (figurative, euphemistic, sex) to have a sexual intercourse